Combined brush and squeegee



JulyA 19, 1927. I

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Patented July 19, 1927.

serrurier G. Martins; `or' CHQICG'O, innrnoisi shire-hon `orVsiivriit-rwnnrnj'bts To y 1,636,4zs UNITED STTES PATEN'TIof-Fric's.

diitnrnnn BRUSH AND SQUEEGEE.

Application fuea July so, 192e. s'eriai Nb. masse.

vThe present invention, in its broad aspect? 'relates to inipioveinents:in attachments for cleaning implements, and particularly fountainbrushes and the like, and is designed to; provide an Aadjustable wipingdevice, or squeefree` which may be applied with facility to a brush orthe like having a suitable head. More particularly it is my purposeftopro? vide a wiper or squeegee which may be eX- tende'd to tit variouswidths of windows, and to this end I have devised unique and novelflexible or resilient supports or brackets between which an extensibleand sectional squeegee or wiper carrying frame is mounted for readyadjustment; said tiexibleor resil ient brackets being?,` adapted to*flex to accominod'ate adjustments iii thediineiisions of t e fra ine. i

lilith the abovegeneral objects in View and others that will appear asthe natureof the invention is better understood, the saine consists inthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts,hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying.drawing and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing forming a part of this applicationfand in which likedesignating characters refer to corresponding jparts throughoutI theseveral views,

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view through the brush and squeegee,illustrating the position of the squeegee when in its operative andinoperative conditions;

Fig. 2-is an elevational top view of the brush and the squeegee when thelatter is in operative position; and

l*1 3 is an .elevational front view of the squeegee. Y

Referring to the drawing in detail, there is shown the brush head withva detachable handle 11 positioned at an angle in respect of said headV10. Said handle 11 is hollow and has a bore 12 which connects with alongitudinal bore 13 niade in the brush head 10. Said bore 13 throughlongitudinal slit 141 communicates with bristles 15 positioned upon thefront face of the head 10. Handle 11 at its other end, not shown iii thedrawing, is adapted to receive water hose for supplyingl water to thebristles 15 through bore 12 andV 13 and slit 14.

Adapted to be positioned in the ends of brush head 1() are threaded.pins or bolts` 16 fer pivoting thereupon resilient plates 1T y l. l' 4providing bracketsqfor the squeegee hereinafter described.` Wing nuts1`8receivable upon. saidbolt's 16 maintain the squeegee in rigidadjusted positionin respect of the `brush.

The outer lends of brackets 17 areoutuf'ardly rbent andprovide mounting.means for a frame comprising elongated plates19faiid 2(1),lrespectively, `wli'ereat.. the latter are; i

riveted as at V21 and 22. Theouter-face of: plate `19;carriesa strip .23n'iadev ofrubber any other fiexible material while theinner :"ceotpl'ate 2O carries a similar stripv 24, h of said strips extendingbeyond one p ofthe edges of plates 19.-and 2O andthe resultingnarrowvstrip projecting beyond the edges of saidplates isadapted toengage the window pane forwiping oft the water drops therefrom. o p i jSaid `plates 19 and 20.aiid cooperating strips 23` and 24 substantiallyintheir middle" portions" are provided with longitudinal slots- 19 and20 for receiving.screws25 and26 for the purpose -of .permittingtheeXtension Vof plates 19 and20 in respect of each other together with,their cooperating strips 23V and 2t, respectively. Yrlhe ends of saidscrews 25 and 26 receive wing nuts 27 and 28 hy means of which the twoplates 19 and 2O and their respective strips 23 and'24 are tightened andheldin adjusted position.`

Fig. 2 in tull lines indicates thenorinal position of the plates 19 and20, while the dotted lines indicate the longitudinal extended positionof the two plates Vand their cooperating strips 23 and 2li, also showingthe position of bracketsvl? 'when the two plates are eX- tended.

When the squeegee is not in. use the saine is swung towards the. handle11 upon its pivot point lo', and held there in that position b v rieansof wing nuts 18, as shown on Fig. 1 in full lines. lVhen in thatposition the brush inay be used without interference inV any manner fromthe squeegee. Vlien the squeegee is required to be used, the Wing nuts18 are loosened and the squeegee swung in the` opposite direction toassume the vpositionA illustrated by dotted lines on Fig; 1. Thereuponthe lwing nuts are tightened and the squeegee is rigidly 'held inthat-position- It will be apparent from the'hereinabove 'los descriptionthat the squeegee is adjustable vlongitudinallv of the brush head 10a`swell as transversely thereof.

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While there is described herein a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may bemade therein without departing from the spirit andscope of the inventionas claimed.

lVhat I claim as new is:

l. A device of the type described comprising an extensible frame formedof a plurality ot pla-tes each carrying a cleaning member, means forlocking the plates in adjusted extended position, and a resilientsupporting bracket member at each end of said frame to accommodateadjustments in the dimensions of the plates.

2. 'A .device of the type described comprising an extensible frameformed of a. plurality of plates each carrying a cleaning member, meansfor locking the plates in adjusted extended position, and a pair otresilient supporting bracket members one attached at each of therespective ends ot the trame to acconimodate adjustments in thedimensions ot the plates.

3, A device otl the type described comprising a base, brackets arrangedon the base, a plurality of extensible plates attached to and betweenthe brackets, cleaning members carried by the plates, and means on theplates for holding the same in adjustably extended position, saidbrackets being resilient to ace; commodate elongations of the plates.

4. An attachment for a cleaning implement, comprising` brackets adaptedto be pivotally arranged thereon, a plurality of extensible platesattached to and between the brackets, wiping means carried by theplates, and means on the plates for holding the saine in adjustablyextended position, said brackets being yielding in one direction toautomatically accommodate adjustments in the dimensions of the plates.

An attachment for a clcaninginiplement comprising a pair of 'resilientbrackets pivoted upon said implement in relatively spaced relationship,an elongated plate carried by the outer end of each bracket, and a wipercarried by each plate, said plates overlapping and engaged tor relativelongitudinal sliding movement, and means engaging the plates forsecuring said plates in adjustably extended positions relative to eachother.

6. An attachment for a cleaning implement comprising a pair of elongated.yieldable brackets adapted to be e-xed toward and away from each otherand each pivotally attached to the implement in relatively spaced lrelationship, an elongated plate carried by each bracket and providedwith a slot, a wiper carried by each plate, said plates beingoverlapjiing with their slots registering tor longitudinal relativesliding movement, and detachable means extending through the slots oftheplates for securing said plates in adj ustably extended positionsrelative to each other. v

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

STANLEY G. MAYERS.

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